What does atony mean?
Atony means Lack of muscle tone; flaccidity or atonia.
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/ˈæt.ə.ni/ · noun
Lack of muscle tone; flaccidity or atonia.
Use atony when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Atony means Lack of muscle tone; flaccidity or atonia.
Common synonyms include amyotonia, atonia, atonicity.
Possible antonyms include tone, tonus, tonicity.
Use atony where its definition matches the intended context.
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